Mtu Aero Engines Ag

Wolfgang Schmidmayr

Julian Weber

Christoph Cernay

Thomas Hess

Stefan Beichl

Stephan Prostler

Benjamin Grobkurth

Benjamin Großkurth

Stephan Dr Pröstler

The invention relates to a brush seal, in particular for the sealing of gaps occurring in turbomachines, including a plurality of individual fibers, individual wires or bundles of individual fibers or wires, wherein, in each case, at least two individual fibers or wires, and/or at least two fiber bundles or wire bundles are braided or twisted into a fiber or wire package. In addition, the invention relates to a method for producing a brush seal.

Brush seal and method for producing a brush seal

The invention relates to an apparatus () for securing sealing elements () in a recess (), more particularly in an installation slot in a turbomachine, having at least one sealing support element () comprising at least one sealing element (). At least one fixing piece () is fitted between the sealing support element () and a clamping piece () associated with the sealing support element (), and the fixing piece () is integrally joined to the sealing support element () and the clamping piece () by strut-like connections () that can be broken by the application of force. The invention also relates to a securing method and to a method for manufacturing the claimed apparatus ().

Apparatus and method for securing sealing elements

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Munich, Germany

Wolfgang Schmidmayr